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What Is Owed To A Franchise Legend Like Kyle Lowry?

Mar 22, 2021 4:52 PM

Kyle Lowry was a nomad for most of his 20s, being dealt is nothing new to him, but his career represents an inversion of the typical star's arc. Read more »

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20-21 NBA Season Preview: Atlantic Division

Mar 17, 2021 2:13 PM

Whether or not Kyle Lowry is traded will depend not on sentiment, but on whether or not the Raptors and another team agree that doing so is beneficial to the future of both teams. Read more »

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Thirty Futures: Toronto Raptors

On the 76ers and Celtics hoping for a breakthrough, the Nets figuring out what they'll be with Durant and Irving, Toronto running it back without their center vets, and the Knicks embarking a different type of rebuild. Read more »

The End Of Toronto's Laudable Title Defense

The Raptors, with everything else more or less fixed, will be as extraordinary as Pascal Siakam is. Read more »

This Weird NBA Season Has Two Separate Defending Champions

Toronto took two steps back when Kawhi exited, but still flourished, nearly every player on the roster improving to compensate for a loss they couldn't totally overcome. They did their job; they'll realize that once this fresh failure stops smarting. Read more »

Ten-Year NBA Net Rating Rankings (Infographics For All 30 Teams)

Both the Raptors and Kawhi himself, though separated by the breadth of a continent, have something at stake, a chance to assert that they were the truly indispensable part of last year's triumph and win back-to-back chips. Read more »

by Christopher Reina

We look at the trajectory of every team in the NBA in terms of how they rank in the category. Read more »

2019-20 Atlantic Division Season Preview

Thirty Histories: Toronto Raptors

On the Celtics retooling with Kemba Walker, Brooklyn getting a pair of superstars, the Knicks' Plan B, Philadelphia supersizing their roster, and the Raptors keeping the title momentum going without Kawhi Leonard. Read more »

2019 Eastern Conference Offseason Chatter From Summer League

Vince Carter wasn't everything Toronto wanted him to be, but he was its first love. Like a lot of first loves, he was both singular and not enough, an unclipsable unit of measurement unto himself. Read more »

The Free Agency Farce And The Fun Guy Abiding It

With so much turnover this offseason, and another exciting draft class, teams had lots and lots to say. Read more »

by Louis Keene

The safest claim about Kawhi Leonard's forthcoming decision is that it will be his own. Reverse engineering his decision beyond that will always be a guessing game. Read more »

Toronto Raptors: 2019 NBA Offseason Preview

By Slaying Legends, Kawhi Leonard Has Become One

The Raptors' summer isn't really all that complex. If Kawhi Leonard returns, they will contend for another title. If Leonard leaves, they'll start to pivot towards youth and building for the future. Read more »

Toronto Became Inevitable The Way Golden State Previously Felt Preordained

By stopping two potential three-peats by two of the greatest would-be dynasties of the last decade, Kawhi Leonard has established himself as a giant killer, the NBA's version of those legendary dragon slayers of yore. Read more »

All The Kyle Lowrys Were On Display In Game 5

The Warriors may have run out of bodies, but the Raptors were, the whole time, failing to inspire the typical condescending adjectives we lend to underdogs. They were killers. Read more »

Kawhi Leonard's Hyperfunctional Game 4 Has Toronto One Win Away

Kyle Lowry is beloved by basketball technocrats because he plays the game like they imagine they would. He's also a spectacular spaz. He and the Raptors have two more chances to make amends. Read more »

The DeRozan-To-Kawhi Heart Transplant

Beneath, around, and exactly at Kawhi's boring surface are multitudes. All he does is drain tough jumpers, lock down scorers, and mumble. Put another way, all the moon does is reflect the sun's light back at us. Read more »

by John Wilmes

The mark of Kawhi Leonard's spirit on the Raptors' Finals run is unmistakable. They are no longer any more prone to mental or spiritual lapses than any other title fighter; in fact, they are noticeably allergic to the psycho-emotional flights. Read more »

Raptors Win Game 3 Before Whatever's Left Of Klay, Durant Return

The Volatility Of Pascal Siakam

The Warriors are currently far from what you imagine when you hear their name or see their colors. Stephen Curry's Game 3 was heroically futile. Great players have limits and Toronto is too deep and skilled. Read more »